Pope praises Knights of Columbus for their charity, 'unfailing support'
At a recent audience, Pope Francis encouraged the Knights of Columbus to continue working towards the renewal of society through their charitable efforts, prayer and the witness of their lives. Meeting with the organization's Board of Directors on Oct. 10, the Pope thanked the Knights for their prayers on his behalf. "On this occasion...
Memories and Light (Memoria e Luce)
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by architect Peter Eisenman, is photographed and interpreted through a present day lens. A Field of Stelae, creating a labyrinth of concrete blocks, exemplifies the profound anguish cemented in the memory of the Jews massacred by the Nazi regime. The photo painting installation, present...
South Philadelphia Italian market festival
South Philadelphia's Italian Market is the nation's oldest outdoor market and on May 17 and 18, the already-bustling heart of South Philly welcomes the city for its annual 9th Street Italian Market Festival. Enjoy a weekend filled with the flavors and sights of Italian-American culture, from tastes of Italian cuisine to the Annual Procession o...
Raymond and Madeline Bernero: two Italians in the world, from Molise to America.
by Maira Colacci and Dalna Gualtieri We did an interview with two Americans from Molise, Raymond and Madeline Bernero, from Virginia to Campobasso for the Council of Molisan people in the World. Here's what they told us. Raymond, where does your family come from? My father's father was born in Liguria, and also his wife. My mother's fath...
Cake Boss Buddy Valastro Grand Marshal JC Columbus Day Parade 2014
Christopher Columbus Day 2014 just got a little sweeter now that Reality TV Star Buddy 'CAKE BOSS' Valastro, whose bakery business has expanded to Jersey City, will be Grand Marshal of the Jersey City Columbus Day Parade. On Sat, Oct. 11, at 1 pm, Jersey City will honor its rich Italian heritage when the JC Columbus Day Parade steps off fr...
NJIHC Collodi Award Presentation
On Friday April 29th, the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission presented Frank Campione with the Commission's Collodi award. The award recognizes a New Jersey educator who has done an exceptional job at integrating Italian and Italian American material into the classrom by drawing upon lessons from the NJIHC Universality of Italian Heritage Curri...
St. Vitus Festival marks 35th year
There was a time — the late 1940s or 1950s — when a small festival was held by St. Vitus Church, then located on Jefferson Street. Extension cords actually ran from inside of homes out onto the booths to keep them lit up. How things have changed. Weeks before the popular St. Vitus Festival each year, locals and out-of-towners start an...
Il “GEI award” a Giorgio Napolitano
La cerimonia di consegna domani a Washington Il "GEI AWARD", il prestigioso premio del Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, sarà consegnato al Presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano venerdì 15 febbraio nel corso di una cerimonia che avrà luogo a Villa Firenze a Washington, secondo quanto reso oggi noto dalpresidente del GEI, Lucio Caputo. Il "GEI...
Zambelli seeks $4,000 for Uniontown Italian Festival show
A fireworks manufacturer alleges in a civil lawsuit that the operator of an Italian festival in Fayette County owes $4,000 for a 2013 fireworks display. Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company of New Castle in Lawrence County contends it had a written contract with Terry Cellurale of Uniontown and Uniontown Italian Festival for the Aug. 24 firewo...
Italian American Club awards two scholarships during reception
The Matawan Italian American Association hosted a reception at its clubhouse at 1374 Route 36 in Hazlet to present two $1,000 scholarships to Nicolas George Augusto and Justin Delaney. Augusto is a graduate of St. Augustine College Preparatory High School in Richland. He plans to attend college and pursue a career in business management. &nbs...
Benvenuto Deacon Doug!
That fantastic new booming voice heard from the pulpit of Saint Leo's of late is that of Deacon Doug Kendzierski who says he is thrilled to be assigned to Saint Leo's parish in a neighborhood where he once hung out. Memory pulls him back to his high school days [Archbishop Curley] when "my girlfriend lived on High Street. I was a city boy;...
Book chronicles Matawan's Italian heritage
by Jerry Carino From 1885-1920, Italian immigrants flocked to big cities like New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City and Newark. They also came, in smaller but proportionately notable numbers, to Matawan. Gloria Bucco seeks to preserve that slice of history -- and a historic mansion in her hometown -- with her new book "Precious Car...